[dba-Tech] Windows 8 has its limitations

They weren't.

Hans


On 2012-05-10, at 4:25 PM, John Bartow wrote:

> Amazing how the leaders in the field, Apple, is given a free pass on this
> same issue. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence
> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 11:29 AM
> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
> Subject: [dba-Tech] Windows 8 has its limitations
> 
> Windows 8 has decided to eliminate competition by ridding itself of some of
> its arch rivals. 
> 
> Microsoft appears to have become intolerant of the market forces which have
> been drubbing its browser, into the ground, due to IE's lack of compliance
> with Open Standards. 
> 
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/05/10/mozilla_google_win8_arm_browser_dark
> _ages/
> 
> I am sure that MS has many "GOOD" reasons for this exclusion but if the
> company had attempted such a move in the late nineties, Microsoft would have
> now been comprised of a number of smaller and separate companies today. 
> 
> Unfortunately, this move may very well be, one more step towards putting
> itself on the wrong side of history and going in the wrong direction of
> market trends.
> 
> Jim  
> 
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